MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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